Explore Wichita: Arts and Culture

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Wichita has a strong reputation as a regional center for the arts, culture and entertainment. From experimental student art galleries to 20,000 seat concert venues, Wichita has it all.

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A city that values and supports the arts

Whether you're in the audience or in front of it, Wichita's size and status provides a unique environment in which to create, perform and consume art of all types.

The city has a friendly, collaborative spirit that encourages artists, musicians, thespians and playwrights to get together and do amazing things on campus and throughout the community.

The widespread support and appreciation for the city's galleries, theaters and concert halls extends well beyond our 700,000 metro population.

 
 
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Music and Theatre

From national tours to a thriving local music scene – Wichita has a lot to offer. Wichita's 20,000-seat downtown venue, Intrust Bank Arena, and smaller venues like Century II, home of the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and Music Theater of Wichita; The Cotillion Ballroom; Orpheum Theatre; Uptown Theater and Hartmann Arena host national and regional touring acts year-round. You'll also find entertainment seven days a week in entertainment districts like Old Town, as well as hundreds of bars and restaurants across the city.

 
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Visual Arts

Galleries and restaurants — and even building walls — all over town display work from local artists, including work from current and former WSU students and professors. The Wichita Art Museum downtown, WSU's SHIFTSPACE gallery, Mark Arts and Wichita City Arts are just a few of the many galleries across the city.

On campus, just walking out the door exposes you to one the nation's top outdoor sculpture collections, the Ulrich Museum of Art's Martin H. Bush Outdoor Sculpture Collection and the Cadman Art Gallery in the Rhatigan Student Center.

 
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Museums on the River

Wichita's Museum District, situated along the Arkansas River, has world-class art, culture and science museums like the Wichita Art Museum, Mid-America All-Indian Center, Exploration Place, Old Cowtown Museum and Botanica: The Wichita Gardens. There are more than 30 museums in total, including on-campus collections like the Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology and Pizza Hut Museum

 
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